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The death of Pompey, cynicism and moral decay
The Krypteia: coming-of-age rite or mechanism of state repression?
The ”Miracle of Brzeziny”, when leadership made the difference
Christianity under siege in 17th century Tokugawa Japan
Classical Antiquity
Kostas Chalastras
The death of Pompey, cynicism and moral decay
Plutarch avoids theatrical detail precisely to...
Classical Antiquity
Kostas Chalastras
The Krypteia: coming-of-age rite or mechanism of state repression?
Each year the Ephors declared war...
Modern Era
Kostas Chalastras
The ”Miracle of Brzeziny”, when leadership made the difference
“The Russians, taken by surprise, were...
Renaissance
Kostas Chalastras
Christianity under siege in 17th century Tokugawa Japan
The Tokugawa shogunate interpreted the uprising...
Modern Era
Kostas Chalastras
One man’s mission : Bury the fallen
”..I simply could not bear to...

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ANCIENT HISTORY
Achilles
The Homeric Warrior; between historical authenticity and literary innovation
The Homeric Warrior; between historical authenticity and literary innovation
Protesilaus, the tragic first Achaean to land on Troy’s shores
Protesilaus, the tragic first Achaean to land on Troy’s shores
The defeat and subjugation of the indigenous Sicels to the dominant Greek Syracuse
The defeat and subjugation of the indigenous Sicels to the dominant Greek Syracuse
“Sissitia” and “Andreia”: cornerstones of ancient Greek society
“Sissitia” and “Andreia”: cornerstones of ancient Greek society
Turmoil in the Late Bronze Age, from prosperity to ruins
Turmoil in the Late Bronze Age, from prosperity to ruins
CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY
ancient history
Kostas Chalastras
The death of Pompey, cynicism and moral decay
Plutarch avoids theatrical detail precisely to expose the brutality beneath the façade of hospitality.
Ancient Greece
The Krypteia: coming-of-age rite or mechanism of state repression?
The Krypteia: coming-of-age rite or mechanism of state repression?
Ancient Greece
The Monetary policy of Sparta: Ideological doctrine or pragmatism?
The Monetary policy of Sparta: Ideological doctrine or pragmatism?
Ancient Greece
When Herodotus was right: Archaeology vindicates the “Father of History”
When Herodotus was right: Archaeology vindicates the “Father of History”
Ancient Greece
The fragile supremacy of Classical Athens; Democracy, ambition and the road to decline
The fragile supremacy of Classical Athens; Democracy, ambition and the road to decline

THE MIDDLE AGES

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The Middle Ages
Condrad
Conrad III’s strategic choices at the outset of the Second Crusade
Conrad III’s strategic choices at the outset of the Second Crusade
“Conrad himself was twice wounded by the arrows of the Turks; …...
A life forged in battle, Marshal Boucicaut (1366–1421)
A life forged in battle, Marshal Boucicaut (1366–1421)
The neglect of Naval power and the economic drain of Byzantium
The neglect of Naval power and the economic drain of Byzantium
Jean de Carrouge, an epic knight’s story
Jean de Carrouge, an epic knight’s story
Young English prince Edward I Longshanks in the Holy Land; The lesser-known Crusade to Palestine (1271-1272)
Young English prince Edward I Longshanks in the Holy Land; The lesser-known Crusade to Palestine (1271-1272)

POST WW2

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Post WW2
China
The ”Four Pests Campaign”; China’s plan backfired
The ”Four Pests Campaign”; China’s plan backfired
People were highly enthusiastic about exterminating sparrows, and the equipment and techniques used were surprisingly advanced.
1971
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Belfast
A defining moment in IRA proxy bomb strategy: Civilians forced into terror
A defining moment in IRA proxy bomb strategy: Civilians forced into terror
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The death of Pompey, cynicism and moral decay

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Plutarch avoids theatrical detail precisely to expose the brutality beneath the façade of hospitality.
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The Krypteia: coming-of-age rite or mechanism of state repression?

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Each year the Ephors declared war on the helots so that they could kill them without fear.
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The ''Miracle of Brzeziny'', when leadership made the difference

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"The Russians, taken by surprise, were unable to mount a coherent defense. Our forces advanced rapidly, capturing prisoners and artillery,…
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The death of Pompey, cynicism and moral decay
The death of Pompey, cynicism and moral decay
The Krypteia: coming-of-age rite or mechanism of state repression?
The Krypteia: coming-of-age rite or mechanism of state repression?
The ”Miracle of Brzeziny”, when leadership made the difference
The ”Miracle of Brzeziny”, when leadership made the difference
Christianity under siege in 17th century Tokugawa Japan
Christianity under siege in 17th century Tokugawa Japan
One man’s mission : Bury the fallen
One man’s mission : Bury the fallen

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